Because We Now Know That Pluto Is the Planet Arrakis

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Ken Denmead • 1 Comment

NASA released the best image of Pluto we’ve seen so far. We really feel like we know the planet now, because it’s obvious: Pluto is Arrakis (from Dune). How soon can we get the Spice mining operation up and running?

Hello #Pluto! We’re at closest approach. Congrats to all! Follow our story & view new images using #PlutoFlyby. pic.twitter.com/8JVlJrcUkY
— NASA New Horizons (@NASANewHorizons) July 14, 2015

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Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as civil engineer. He became the Publisher of GeekDad in 2007, and the owner in 2010. He also wrote the NYT bestselling GeekDad series of project books for parents and kids to share.

One Response to Because We Now Know That Pluto Is the Planet Arrakis

Will B. says:
July 15, 2015 at 3:37 pm
Why is the comparison being made between Pluto and Arrakis. I must be missing something.
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